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CHARMING NOBLESVILLE

In 2024, we launched our CHARMING Noblesville initiative dedicated to fostering community pride, engagement, and beautification through three dynamic programs: IMPACT Noblesville, Neighborhood Beautification, and Neighborhood Activation. Together, these initiatives help to preserve our county's LARGEST historical residential footprint while also improving mental health, creating interconnected and unique neighbnorhoods, developing intergenerational impact, and placemaking, while ensuring Noblesville remains a thriving and connected city.

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IMPACT Noblesville:
Community-wide Volunteer Website

IMPACT Noblesville is a powerful centralized volunteer database designed to connect nonprofits, community members, and businesses, making it easier than ever to engage in meaningful service. ​

  • Nonprofits can effortlessly share volunteer opportunities with both their dedicated supporters and the broader community, increasing their reach and impact.

  • Community members can create personalized profiles, follow their favorite organizations, and specify how they’d like to serve, receiving notifications when relevant opportunities arise.

  • Businesses benefit from a streamlined approach to community involvement, gaining instant access to a year-round calendar of service opportunities without the need to search for ways to give back.By bringing these key groups together in one easy-to-use platform,

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IMPACT Noblesville enhances volunteer engagement, fosters lasting relationships, and strengthens the fabric of the community.

NEIGHBORHOOD ACTIVATION:
Bringing 12 Historic Communities Back To Life

Activating Old Town Noblesville is a community-driven initiative that empowers the 13 historic neighborhoods through Asset-Based Community Development (ABCD). Instead of focusing on needs or deficiencies, ABCD identifies and builds upon the existing strengths of individuals, businesses, associations, and institutions within each neighborhood. By uncovering these assets, we create meaningful connections—matching individuals’ skills and passions with those who can benefit from them. This collaborative approach strengthens community bonds, fosters self-sufficiency, and maximizes local resources to create vibrant, thriving neighborhoods. Through deep engagement and intentional relationship-building, we activate the full potential of Old Town Noblesville, ensuring sustainable growth and a shared sense of pride.

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In the past when a person had a need they went to their neighborhood for assistance. But this has shifted today to the belief that the neighbor does not have the skills to help them, therefore we must go to a professional or an organization for assistance. Serve Noblesville wants to guide the shift back to empowering neighborhoods while also utilizing the community assets that do serve and meet needs. 

 

Serve Noblesville plans to do this by achieving the assets of the 12 Historic Neighborhoods: ​

  • Plum Prairie

  • Old First Ward

  • Gentlemen Farmers

  • Pioneer Homestead

  • Johnstown

  • Gilded Age

  • Midland

  • Federal Hill

  • Lincoln Park

  • Old Second Ward

  • New Frontier 

  • Broadview Manor

 

Plum Prairie East and Old Second Ward have already begun mobilizing in this way. We will continue to work alongside and mobilize the neighbors in this community.  If interested in asset based shared resources and skills, we will help participants build relationships with their actual, literal neighbors. Grounded in asset-based community development (ABCD), participants learn the giftedness of their neighbors and neighborhoods through conversation and connection. Regardless the activation will create a more interconnected historic downtown that will continue to be a unique and genuine characterisitic feature of our community. 

NEIGHBORHOOD BEAUTIFICATION:
Creating A Unifited Asethetic In The 6.1 Miles of Historic Noblesville

When most people think of Old town Noblesville, they think of the Historic Square; however Noblesville's historic Old town consists of 6.1 miles east of the river alone.The benefits of this plan put an intentional focus on maintaining the Historic Charm of the Historic Square, while also integrating the neighborhoods, so they look and feel the same. In addition, the plan removes the financial burden from the city and invites the homeowners to join in the efforts while inviting support from the local business community.  

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The vision of this project is to slowly transform the historic neighborhoods to foster and further develop the Charm that is Old Town. This will be done starting in the Plum Prairie East and Old Second Ward and continuing into other downtown neighborhoods as resources and engagement allow.

 

This is intended to complement the City of Noblesville’s orchestrated master plan and streetscape and support the Pleasant Street expansion with related trees and infrastructure.Reaching the entirety of Old Town will take multiple years. But will focus on the following areas as phases are rolled out: 

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  • MURAL PATHWAY: To paint a mural walkway along the alleys beginning from the Southwest Quadrant and continuing northeast to 16th Street and Field Drive. This multi-mile self-guided walking tour will take you through Old Town while viewing murals that have been painted on residential properties. In addition, we plan to have QR codes along the way at the murals that when clicked will lead you to a video that will help to tell the a story of Noblesville's past, present, or future in that particular part of town. 
    Phase 1 has begun in the Cherry St & Maple Ave. Corridor. We plan to have a minimum of 10 corridors or phases that have 10-12 murals, totalling between 100-120 murals. We plan to begin Phase 2 in 2025. It will head south on 11th street from the Cherry St & Maple Ave corridor towards Plum St. 

  • FLOWERING TREES: We want to make Noblesville a "Blooming" City in the midwest by planting thousands of trees over the next 5-10 years. Educating, inviting, and supporting homeowners as they plant native approved flowering trees throughout the area, thus making it an annual destination to visit and see as they bloom in the spring. 

  • HISTORIC HOMEOWNER STREET LAMPS: Plan, organize, and offer supportive funds for homeowners to choose from 3 options of decorative, historic street lamps to install on their property. This will create a uniform look throughout the downtown area without putting the financial burden or strain upon the city. 

  • POCKET PARKS: Identify homeowners who have pieces of their property alongside alleys or streets to offer as privately owned pocket parks or small community gardens to provide resources and spaces for connection. 

  • CREATIVE PARKS and PATHS: Work alongside the Parks Department and the neighbors to create unique spaces in the parks to help with utilization that relates to interest and demographics. Some initial ideas include linear butterfly parks, body-weight fitness parks, dog parks, flowering tree walkways along the river, etc. 

 

SERVE Noblesville offers Munch & Learns on the first (12:00-1:00pm) and third Wednesdays (5:30-6:30pm) of each month at The Gathering House at 1372 Cherry Street where we share about our programming. These meetings offer the community the chance to hear about our programs in more detail, get the latest updates, ask questions, and the chance to get engaged. Register to attend one of the Munch & Learns and be a part of the excitement. ​

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